THE PERFECT CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

i’m going to let you in on a little secret about love and it’s called homemade chicken noodle soup. few things will win you the undying love and affection of someone more then presenting them with a steaming pot of chicken soup while they’re sick in bed or just plain down on their luck. joanie tells me that this recipe is why her fiancé fell in love with her. maybe i SHOULD try this more often. ha!

• the most time consuming part of this recipe is the chopping. so, i like to get that out of the way first. begin by chopping the garlic, leeks, carrots, and celery. next, heat two TBS of olive oil in your soup pan over low/medium heat and add your leeks, garlic, and a little salt. sauté gently for a few minutes and then add the carrots. once the carrots have soften a bit pour both boxes of broth into the pan and add the celery.

• add the chicken breasts and cook on low for about 20 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.

• remove the cooked chicken breasts from the broth and add the noodles. cut or shred the chicken into little pieces and return to the pot. heat until the noodles are tender, about 10 minutes. remove from heat, add salt and pepper to taste (we also like to add hot sauce!). enjoy!

hi nalini! you can totally leave out the celery. i think the important parts are the carrots and leeks. i’ve added onion and kale as well before, which are both great if you’re looking to make it heartier! xx, joanie

This recipe looks SO good! Planning to make it for dinner sometime this week…I’d also like to know how much 2 boxes of broth is approx? I usually use the bouillon cubes, so maybe I’ll just wing that part 😉

Made this tonight and I used 2 big boxes of chicken broth. I cheated and used grilled diced chicken (frozen). It was a big hit! The picture looks like cilantro… I used thyme and rosemary from my herb garden.

i made this today. Really tasty. Next time I wouldn’t add as much pasta though because it soaked up almost all the broth. I added 2 more cups of broth to compensate this time. I put in fresh thyme and rosemary during the simmer time, but removed the sprigs before serving. It is really good soup for this fall day.